AIDS Day 2022

HIV targets the body's immune system&

World AIDS Day 2022 is being observed today, December 1 with the help of partners and the theme “Equalize."

WHO is urging entire globe leaders and citizens to courageously acknowledge and address the inequalities that are impeding efforts to end AIDS.

They are urging them to equalise access to vital HIV services, especially for children and their partners, including men who have sex with men, transgender people, drug users, sex workers, and those who are incarcerated.

Even while HIV continues to be a serious public health concern that affects millions of individuals globally, the global HIV response is at risk. Millions of lives are at stake as a result of the recent stagnation in HIV objective progress and resource depletion.

Consistent efforts are needed to keep HIV in the public's eye and put an end to AIDS as a public health hazard because of the Covid-19 and other worldwide crises, which also offer persistent economic, social, cultural, and legal obstacles.

The infection known as HIV targets the body's immune system, particularly the CD4 cells, which are white blood cells.

A person's resistance to infections like tuberculosis and fungal infections, serious bacterial infections, and several malignancies is weakened as a result of HIV's destruction of the cells.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) advises getting tested for HIV for everyone that may be at the risk of it. People who are more likely to contract HIV should look for comprehensive and efficient measures for HIV prevention, testing, and treatment.